The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-16
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street. 80 q. a. Field is soon to move
into John Parks house, Mr.. and Mrs. Parks
expecting to join their children in Montana
in the spring. Leroy l.. Sleeper will remove
from Corinth into the house where Mr..
Field now lives. 80 Warren Stearns re-
turns to his farm this spring and John c.
Hunt, who has been living there, goes upon
J. II. Gritiin's farm in Washington. - A
Mr.. Stillman Rich is to take possession of
the farm where Robinson Rich formerly
lived. 80 Mrs. Arminda Ashley has sold
her place to a Mr.. Whitney for So, 100. -
Alvah Robinson, who has been for some
time pastin California, is visiting his father,
Cornelius Robinson. 80 Il. M. Smith
leaves our town farm to take charge of the
one in Tunbridge, and Wayland l.. Sargent
takes his place.
East Corinth.
j. II. CHAMBERLAIN started for Nebraska
last week Wednesday. - G. II. Chamber
lain left for Ithica, n. Y, last week Tuesday
lie is to visit in Boston and New York on
the way, - Addie Smart started for
Taunton, Mass, last week Tuesday where
she is TO learn the photographers trade
- There was a birthday party at j.
Farwells Friday evening. A pleasant
time was enjoyed by all.
West Randolph.
THE ladies of the Catholic societies of
West Randolph and Bethel will give a cof-
fee supper in Dubois & Gays hall Thurs
day evening of this week. A drama, "The
Stolen WILL" and a farce, The Grecian
Bend" will be presented. Music will be
furnished by Mechanics band. - Some
one stole half barrel of fresh meat from
Mrs. George Pearl the other night. -
The attendance at the Normal School will
be double what it was last term - The
stone has been drawn for Granville Barnes
new house on Weston street. - Captain
Bruce OF Dakota was in town recently.
- There are five cases of diphtheria in
town. - The Central Vermont Railroad
Company has paid State Treasurer Dubois
S36,OOO for taxes for the six months ending
January LIST. - AT a school district meet
ing last week n. l.. Boyden was chosen
president of the board and j. w. Fargo
secretary, Another meeting will be held this
ried the 10th to Miss Belle Dudley. -
o. A. Gay died Monday morning of pneu-
monia. - Lucina Saxton gave a tea
party recently. - II. NJ Wires had ripe
Strawberries last week. - Mrs. Daniel
Bradley of East Roxbury will move to town
and live with her daughter, Mrs. Milo will
son. Mrs. c. II. Sanborn has been Wis
iting. in Bethel. - Charles II. Nichols
was in town over Sunday. Fred Lam
son has been visiting in Connecticut. -
Maria, daughter of Rev. II. A. Spencer, is
quite i'll with pneumonia. - j. d. Dem
ison and family are back at the Red Lion
was in town recently. - Mrs. Yarring-
ton and Mrs. Clifford of Boston have been
visiting at Mrs. A. f. Hendricks. -
"Perk Flint shipped carload of new
milch cows to market the other day. Some
of them cost S45. - w. f. Edison visited
in Mortified last week. - Miss Hol-
man is working in the railroad station at
Royalton
North Thetford.
FRED HOWARD, only son of Representative
r. S. Howard, is quite ill. Ed. STRAIT
ton has moved his personal property from
Fairlee TO John Sawyer's in this place.
- Will Henry proposes to put IN a
new barn on his premises this spring. -
large number from this town attended
religious services at Fairlee last SUNDAY af-
ternoon. - Charles Berry of Charles
town, Mass. was in town recently.
Mrs. L. F. Howe, who has been i'll most of
the winter, is still confined to the house
- Mr.. Shepard moved to McIndoes
last Friday.
Tunbridge.
Mr.. o. A. GAY, of the firm of Gay Broth
ers, died Monday morning of typhoid pneu-
monia, after an illness of twelve days He
was born in Putnam, Ct, in August, 1886
He had, since the fall of 1869, been engaged
in the manufacture of woolens in this vii
lage. He was moral, upright man, and
his death takes from this community one of
its best citizens. He leaves a wife and three
children. - Charley Folsom is better.
- DIR. Fish has hired Fred Blanchard
for year - Mrs. C. w. Rofe has been
quite ill. - Mrs. Eunice Smith of Wash
ington is visiting here. The Ashley
place has been purchased by Lewis Whitney
- George Kibbey returned from Marilla
n. Y, last week. - Lizzie HAYWARD is
at home. - The Good Tempiars and
other temperance people meet at the Uni
versalist church next Friday in mass
70 mar rnnn
the Congregational church last Wednesday
evening was success. - The Grand
Army Post and Relief Corps will present
the drama, Beauty and the Beast" next
Tuesday. - Miss Cora Howe is falling
- A. p. Osborne has bought the w. S.
is in town. - Flora Giles has gone to
Waterbury to attend school.
West Fairlee.
THE snow, which is settling quite fast, is
still very deep. Last Thursday morning
from its weight. The building is now
undergoing repairs and will be Gas good as
new " in few days. - Some districts
we notice, are inclined to feel proud of the
fact that they can muster seven yokes of
oxen to break roads. Judge Bean of this
place, who takes pride in fine oxen, can
hitch up seven Jokes of his own--al of
them fat enough for beef. With them he
has kept our roads in "navigable" con-
dition the past winter.
Williamstown.
JOHN WALKER, son of Oliver S. Walker
has just resigned the government Office he
has so long held in Washington, ID. c., and
this, we are told without any pressure on
the part of the administration. He reached
home last Saturday. We hear that he is to
make Kansas his future home, and that he
will engage in banking there. We do not
recall any one of our young townsmen who
seems likely to be followed by more good
wishes than Mr.. Walker will be to his new
home and life. - The sociable given by
Mr. and Mrs. j. X. Lynde at the town hall
on Wednesday evening of last week, for the
benefit OF the Congregational society, was
pleasant affair and pecuniarily profitable.
- We are glad our town superintend-
ent, Miss Fannie Martin, could report the
schools of the place in the last year as on
the whole superior to those of the preceding
year. She evidently sees, however, how
the citizens of the place might make
our schools more efficient. Let her hints
be needed. - Mrs. John Thompson of
Barre, a sister of Mrs. Enoch Howe, died
last week at the home of her son-in-law
David M. Smith, and her remains were
placed in the tomb in Barre on Saturday,
Rev. j. Frank Rhoades UniversalisD of
Barre officiating at the funeral. She was
in her eightieth year. She leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Smith and Miss Persis
Thompson of Goddard Seminary, Barre
- Weather Recorder Lucius S. Simons
tells as the snowfall thus far this season
here is one hundred sixty-three and one